MaTachi

<p>Use this plugin when you want to display a list of recent YouTube videos from a<br />
channel or playlist in your site’s sidebar.</p>
<p>This plugin is a fork of Aleksandar Urošević’s <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel/" rel="ugc">YouTube<br />
Channel</a>. This plugin is much<br />
more lightweight and does only have a subset of YouTube Channel’s features.</p>
<p>The videos are each only presented with a thumbnail, and optionally also its<br />
title and/or description. Clicking a thumbnail takes the user to the video’s<br />
page on YouTube. This results in a much smaller codebase and no additional<br />
front-end dependencies. The original plugin, YouTube Channel by Aleksandar<br />
Urošević, on the other hand depends on several JavaScript libraries<br />
(<a href="http://jquery.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">jQuery</a>, <a href="http://fitvidsjs.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">FitVids.JS</a> and<br />
<a href="http://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup/" rel="nofollow ugc">Magnific Popup</a>), which<br />
potentially makes the whole WordPress site both slower to load and use.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Display latest videos from YouTube channel, favorites or playlist.</li>
<li>Option to get random videos from resources mentioned above.</li>
<li>The videos are displayed with a thumbnail.</li>
<li>Clicking a thumbnail takes the user to the video’s page on YouTube.</li>
<li>Custom caching timeout.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Styling</h4>
<p>You can use the <code>style.css</code> from your theme to style the widget’s content.</p>
<ul>
<li><code>.youtube_channel</code> – Main widget wrapper class (non-responsive block has<br />
additional class <code>default</code>, responsive block has additional class<br />
  responsive).</li>
<li><code>.ytc_title</code> – Class of video title above thumbnail.</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_container</code> – Class of a single item’s container wrapper.</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_1</code>, <code>.ytc_video_2</code>, … – Class for the container of a single<br />
item where the number is the item’s placement in the list.</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_first</code> – Class of the first item’s container.</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_last</code> – Class of the last item’s container.</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_mid</code> – Class of all other containers.</li>
<li><code>.ytc_description</code> – Class for video description text.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer</h4>
<p>The full source code of the plugin can be found on Github at<br />
<a href="https://github.com/MaTachi/lightweight-youtube-channel-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">github.com/MaTachi/lightweight-youtube-channel-widget</a>.</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<ul>
<li>Original codebase (<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel/" rel="ugc">YouTube Channel version<br />
2.4.1.3</a>) is written by<br />
<a href="http://urosevic.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">Aleksandar Urošević</a> and licensed under GPLv3.</li>
</ul>


Lightweight YouTube Channel Widget

Widget showing video thumbnails of recent videos from a YouTube channel or playlist.

Kirtikumar Solanki

<p><strong>Like Dislike, Star Ratings, Favorites & Post Views & Share – Posts, Comments, Products</strong> is a lightweight, user-friendly plugin that lets users engage with posts, comments, and WooCommerce products using <strong>Like</strong>, <strong>Dislike</strong>, <strong>Star Rating</strong>, <strong>Post View Tracking</strong>, and <strong>Favorites</strong> (wishlist-like system).</p>
<p>Built with performance in mind, the plugin uses AJAX for seamless interaction and offers customization for labels, icon colors, display positions, view counters, tooltips, and more.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>⚠️ <strong>Note:</strong> The product star rating system in this plugin is a <strong>custom-built functionality using its own database table</strong>, not the default WooCommerce or WordPress rating/comments meta. This ensures better performance and independent control over ratings.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>🎯 Key Features</h3>
<h4>🔥 Code Optimization (Added in 2.6)</h4>
<ul>
<li>I have Optimizate code of this plugin</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔥 Added set default options (Added in 2.5)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Introduced a new “Set Default Options” panel to automatically pre-configure recommended plugin settings.</li>
<li>Allows users to quickly apply optimal defaults with a single click.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔥 Added user activity shortcodes for displaying engagement history (Added in 2.4)</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[ldppp_user_history]</code> – Shows all user activity (likes, dislikes, ratings, and comment votes).</li>
<li><code>[ldppp_user_likes]</code> – Displays all liked or disliked posts/products by the user.</li>
<li><code>[ldppp_user_ratings]</code> – Lists all user-given ratings with average rating details.</li>
<li><code>[ldppp_user_comment_votes]</code> – Shows comment like/dislike history.</li>
<li>Added simple, responsive layout for displaying user activity lists.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔥 New Admin columns functionality (Added in 2.3)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Admin columns (Likes, Dislikes, Ratings, Reads) now display only for selected post types.</li>
<li>Ratings column shows average rating instead of sum (e.g., 3.5/5).</li>
<li>Comment Likes/Dislikes columns can be enabled via backend option.</li>
<li>Fully supports WooCommerce products with proper column alignment.</li>
<li>Read count tracking added per post/product.</li>
<li>Default values displayed when no data exists; ratings rounded to 1 decimal.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔥 Update Design (Added in 2.2)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Update uninstall file code and remove tables and options data when uninstall</li>
<li>Fixed ratings structure</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔥 Progress / Ratio Bars (Added in 2.1)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added <strong>Like/Dislike ratio bars</strong> for posts and comments.</li>
<li>Added <strong>Rating ratio bar</strong> for star ratings.</li>
<li>Ratio bars visually show the percentage difference between likes/dislikes and rating scores.</li>
<li>Smoothly updates instantly when user interacts (AJAX powered).</li>
<li>Fully responsive and inherits theme styles for smooth integration.</li>
<li>Added admin settings for ratio bar options</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔗 Update Admin UI (Added in 2.0)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Admin settings now include a dedicated Social Share tab in the plugin settings page.</li>
<li>Added custom text field to display a label before the share icon (e.g., “Share this post:”).</li>
<li>Improved admin UI for better usability and tab navigation.</li>
<li>Bug fixes and minor improvements for like/dislike and ratings system.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔗 Social Share Buttons (Added in 1.9)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add share icon automatically after post/product content.</li>
<li>Modern popup showing popular share platforms (Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Pinterest, Reddit, Tumblr, Email, Copy Link).</li>
<li>Admin setting to select which post types display the share button.</li>
<li>Uses Font Awesome/Dashicons for platform icons.</li>
<li>Works responsively on all devices.</li>
</ul>
<h4>❤️ Add to Favorites (Added in 1.8)</h4>
<ul>
<li>New: Added <strong>Shortcode:</strong> <code>[ldppp_user_history]</code> to display logged-in user’s interaction history.</li>
<li>New: Display user’s Likes and Dislikes with post type labels (Post, Product, Page, or CPT).</li>
<li>New: Show Ratings history with post/product title, rating value, and post type.</li>
<li>New: Show Comment Votes history including comment excerpt, related post link, post type, and user’s action (Like/Dislike).</li>
<li>Display a <strong>heart icon</strong> at the end of post content.</li>
<li>Users can <strong>add/remove posts to/from favorites</strong> with one click.</li>
<li>Supports <strong>all custom post types (CPTs)</strong>.</li>
<li>Admin settings to:
<ul>
<li>Enable/Disable Favorites feature.</li>
<li>Select which post types display Favorites.</li>
<li>Customize label text for Favorites.</li>
<li>Set active and inactive heart icon colors.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Shortcode:</strong> <code>[ldppp_user_favorites]</code>
<ul>
<li>Display a logged-in user’s favorites list on any page or section.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Tooltip support for Favorites icon.</li>
</ul>
<h4>👍 Like / 👎 Dislike Buttons</h4>
<ul>
<li>Interactive Like and Dislike buttons for posts, comments, and products.</li>
<li><strong>Choose how counts are displayed</strong> – Numbers or Percentages.</li>
<li>Customize labels and icon colors.</li>
<li>Optionally hide counts for Likes and Dislikes.</li>
<li>Dynamic option to select which post types display Like/Dislike.</li>
<li>Restrict voting to logged-in users only (optional).</li>
</ul>
<h4>⭐ Star Ratings System</h4>
<ul>
<li>Display 1–5 star rating on posts and WooCommerce products.</li>
<li>Custom product rating system using its own database table.</li>
<li>Option to hide star ratings on post detail pages.</li>
<li>Show average rating instantly with AJAX.</li>
<li>Restrict ratings to logged-in users (optional).</li>
</ul>
<h4>👁️ Post View / Read Tracking</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable post view/read counter with anti-spam options.</li>
<li>Prevent multiple counts from the same IP.</li>
<li>Configure how much content (%) must be read before counting.</li>
<li>Configure how much time (seconds) must be spent before counting.</li>
<li>Choose how to display views – as icons or text.</li>
<li>Meta box inside post/product edit screen shows:
<ul>
<li>Likes  </li>
<li>Dislikes  </li>
<li>Views  </li>
<li>Ratings  </li>
<li>Favorites  </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>⚡ AJAX-Powered Interaction</h4>
<ul>
<li>All actions (like/dislike/star/view/favorites) run without page reload.</li>
<li>Real-time updates for user feedback.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🛡️ Anti-Spam & Access Control</h4>
<ul>
<li>Restrict multiple votes/views/favorites via IP, cookies, or user login.</li>
<li>Allow/disallow guest voting or favorites.</li>
<li>Restrict features to logged-in users (optional).</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎨 Highly Customizable</h4>
<ul>
<li>Custom label text for Like/Dislike buttons (posts, products, comments).</li>
<li>Custom label text for Favorites.</li>
<li>Icon color controls for Like, Dislike, and Favorites (active/inactive).</li>
<li>Counter display type (Number or Percentage).</li>
<li>Position controls: before/after content or buttons.</li>
<li>View counter display as <strong>Icon</strong> or <strong>Text</strong>.</li>
<li>Fully responsive and theme-compatible.</li>
</ul>
<h4>💬 Comments Reactions</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable comment Like/Dislike voting.</li>
<li>Custom label for comment buttons (e.g., “Was this comment helpful?”).</li>
<li>Restrict to logged-in users or allow guests.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🧰 Developer-Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clean, lightweight code.</li>
<li>Includes hooks and filters for developers.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy & Supported Networks</h3>
<p>This plugin itself does not collect or send any personal data to external servers.<br />
All Likes, Dislikes, Ratings, Favorites, and Post View counts are stored locally in your WordPress database.</p>
<p>The social share buttons included in the plugin redirect users to external platforms. These platforms may collect data according to their own privacy policies. The following external services are used to enable sharing:</p>
<p>  Network<br />
  Share URL<br />
  Privacy Policy</p>
<p>  Facebook<br />
  https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php<br />
  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/policy.php" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Twitter<br />
  https://twitter.com/intent/tweet<br />
  <a href="https://twitter.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  LinkedIn<br />
  https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle<br />
  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Pinterest<br />
  <a data-pin-do="embedPin" href="https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/" rel="nofollow ugc"></a><br />
  <a href="https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  WhatsApp<br />
  https://api.whatsapp.com/send<br />
  <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Gmail<br />
  https://mail.google.com/mail/<br />
  <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Telegram<br />
  https://t.me/share/url<br />
  <a href="https://telegram.org/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Reddit<br />
  https://www.reddit.com/submit<br />
  <a href="https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Tumblr<br />
  https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool<br />
  <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>  Email<br />
  Uses browser-based default email client<br />
  No external service</p>
<p>  Print<br />
  Opens the print dialog in the user’s browser<br />
  No external service</p>
<p>  Copy<br />
  Copies the current page URL to clipboard<br />
  No external service</p>
<blockquote>
<p>⚠️ Note: Email, Print, and Copy actions are handled locally in the user’s browser. The plugin never sends this data to any external service.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/solankisoftware/" rel="nofollow ugc">Kirtikumar Solanki</a>.<br />
Donations welcome via <a href="https://paypal.me/kirtikumar89" rel="nofollow ugc">PayPal</a>.</p>


Like Dislike, Star Ratings, Favorites & Post Views & Share – Posts, Comments, Products


This plugin makes it super easy to add like/dislike buttons and ratings that actually encourage users to engage. Clean design, works smoothly with posts and products, and setup takes minutes.


Boosts Interaction Instantly

Add AJAX Like/Dislike, star ratings, post views, comment reactions, and favorites, share for posts or WooCommerce products to boost engagement.

Lightweight YouTube Channel Widget vs Like Dislike, Star Ratings, Favorites & Post Views & Share – Posts, Comments, Products